With Must-Win Scenarios in mind, Saudi Arabia and Mexico are ready to lock horns in Group C Fixture on Wednesday at Lusail Iconic Stadium. Notably, all four sides of this settlement have even shots of qualifying from Knockouts, following the results of this match alongside Poland vs. Argentina game on the same day.
After defeating the tournament highs Argentina by 2-1, the Arab Nation couldn’t hold to the right tide, losing the very next game against Poland and missing their most-prominent opportunity of making a direct book into the last 16. Nevertheless, Saudi Arabia still has control if they outperform Mexico and get three points to take first place in the group.
In contrast, Mexico suffered after Messi regained his form against them, paving the way for his team to bag a comfortable 2-0 win. With eyes on the first victory in the FIFA World Cup, the South American nation would wrap up its luggage if lost to Saudi Arabia.
While containing an inspiring record of four wins out of five meetings against Saudi Arabia, Mexico still hopes to carry on any momentum that could let them swing in favor. Perhaps, Saudi Arabia may be the ideal prey to help Mexico break its losing streak.
Saudi Arabia possible starting lineup:
Alowais; Abdulhamid, Al-Amri, Tambakti, Al-Ghannam; Kanno; Al-Buraikan, Al-Hassan, Al-Najei, Al-Dawsari; Al-Shehri
Mexico possible starting lineup:
Ochoa; Sanchez, Moreno, Montes, Gallardo; Herrera, Guardado, Chavez; Lozano, Jimenez, Vega
